Kathleen Doheny | MDedge Family Medicine On a recent Sunday morning in Los Angeles, 10 members of Gamblers Anonymous gathered in a park for their regular meeting. After, they shared advice for how physicians can best help patients with problem gambling. “If a patient talks about financial distress, spouse issues, physical issues, or has blood […]
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Patrice Wendling | MDedge Psychiatry In the latest effort to address the mental health crisis among adolescents, legislation in California would require social media platforms to come with a “black box” mental health warning label. Despite growing evidence linking young people’s use of social media to significant health risks including depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts,
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— As 2024 wraps up, let’s look ahead to our challenges for 2025 by Fred Pelzman, MD, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Fred Pelzman is an associate professor of medicine at Weill Cornell, and has been a practicing internist for nearly 30 years. He is medical director of Weill Cornell Internal Medicine Associates. 2024 — what
Allison Nguyen, PharmD | Clinical Advisor Health care workers with disabilities face significant challenges, such as employment discrimination, lack of accessibility, and ableism. Nurses constitute the largest group of health care professionals in the US, and the demand for nurses to join the workforce has consistently increased.1,2 While the nursing profession promotes health and well-being,
Analysis | By Eric Wicklund | HealthLeaders The company behind the stylish, AI-enabled CarePod has abruptly closed, following a similar spiral as the HealthSpot more than a decade ago. The news proves that healthcare innovators shouldn’t just be trying to recreate the doctor’s office. KEY TAKEAWAYS Healthcare kiosks have been around for decades, but their
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— The U.S. ranks poorly on healthcare compared to other countries; maybe we can learn from them by David Nash, MD, MBA, FACP, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today David Nash is the Founding Dean Emeritus and Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy at the Jefferson College of Population Health. He is
Tricia C. Elliott MD, FAAFP – Primary Care As we continue our work in healthcare, the concept of “food as medicine” is emerging as a critical component in the broader framework of health equity. This approach acknowledges that access to nutritious food is not merely a lifestyle choice but a fundamental determinant of health. For
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Paige Twenter – Becker’s Clinical Leadership As nurse influencers collectively reach more than 1 billion followers, social media holds vast potential for nursing leaders to attract and retain nurses, according to research published in The Journal of Nursing Administration. To learn about social media’s recruitment capabilities, faculty and alumni from the University of Alabama at
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— In some cases, public anger has yielded more headaches for patients by Noam N. Levey, KFF Health News Among the biggest-grossing films in America in February 2002 were a war drama about American troops in Somalia (“Black Hawk Down”), an Arnold Schwarzenegger action movie (“Collateral Damage”), and a future Oscar winner about a brilliant
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— Manthey also helped others cope with substance use disorder during her own recovery by Shannon Firth, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today Marie Ellen Manthey, MSN, one of the creators of primary nursing, a system of nursing care delivery, died on Dec. 12 at her home in Minneapolis. While serving as associate director of nursing at
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